A Presentation on Maternal

Mortality
Levels (2010-12)

Office of Registrar General,

India
20th December 2013

Publications on Maternal Mortality

The first report on Maternal Morality in India
(1997-2003)-Trends, Causes and Risk Factors
released in October, 2006.
The special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India
(2004-2006) released in 2009.
The special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India
(2007-2009) released in 2011.
This special bulletin is the third in the series of
Maternal Mortality.
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Data Published
In this bulletin, data is published
on: Maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR)
Maternal Mortality Rate
Life time risk
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MATERNAL MORTALITY
Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)

Refers to the number of women who die as a result

of complications of pregnancy or childbearing in a
given year per 100,000 live births in that year.

Maternal Mortality Rate

Maternal Mortality Rate is defined as the
number of maternal deaths to women in the
ages 15-49 per lakh of women in that age
group.
Life time Risk
Life time risk is defined as the probability that,
one women of reproductive age (15-49) will die
due to child birth or puerperium assuming
that chance of death is uniformly distributed
across the entire reproductive span.

MMR estimates 2010-12: Highlights

Results are given at all India and for Major

states.
Decline in MMR estimates in 2010-12 over
2007-09:
For India: 178 from 212 (a fall of about 16 %)
In Empowered Action Group (EAG) states &
Assam: 257 from 308 (16 %)
Among Southern States: 105 from 127 (17
%)
In Other States: 127 from 149 (15 %)

Levels of MMR by Regions, 2010-12

EAG and Assam almost 24 women per lakh of

women in age group 15-49 are dying due to
Maternal causes whereas in Southern States it
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reduces to only 6.

Maternal Mortality Ratio during, 2007-09 & 2010-12:

Best & Worst States

2007-09
Minimum

EAG AND
Odisha
ASSAM

SOUTHERN Kerala

Maximum

258 Assam

81 Karnataka

OTHERS Maharashtra 104 Punjab

2010-12
Minimum

390 Bihar

178 Kerala

Maximum

219 Assam

328

66 Karnataka 144

172 Maharashtra 87 Punjab

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Assam remains at the bottom whereas Kerala at

the top.
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Levels of Maternal Mortality Ratio

(MMR) by Regions, 1997-2012

Levels of Maternal Mortality Rate

by Regions, 1997-2012

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Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal

Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk; India, EAG &
Assam 2010-12

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Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal Mortality

Rate and Life Time Risk; India, Southern States,
2010-12

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Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal

Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk; India and
Other states, 2010-12

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THANK YOU

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